N40416
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- June 11, 1982Accident
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO ORIGINAL SETTING BUT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL FENCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THE ENGINE WAS FLOODED BY THE BOOST PUMP DURING THE RESTART AND THE LACK OF ALTITUDE PREVENTED CLEARING THE ENGINE.
- February 19, 1955AccidentHull loss
"a deviation from the prescribed flight path for reasons unknown.
- March 25, 1954Accident
On March 25, 1954, at 0315C, Trans World Airlines Flight 444, a Martin 404 (N40416), was considerably damaged during landing at Chicago Midway Airport. None of the four passengers or three crew members—Captain Clifford V. Sparrow, Copilot Raymond B. Fowler, and Stewardess Donna Whitmore—were injured. The flight operated non-stop from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Chicago. At departure, the aircraft's gross load was within the allowable 43,656 pounds, and the flight encountered moderate turbulenc